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^ & ^^ 555 fooking hell now that is funny. I strongly suspect and Teachy does like to drop in the odd reference to being fit and supple, that he did until well into his 30's blow himself. Actually probably still does.

the H2020 is one example of wasted money, all the big corps like IBM, Oracle, ATOS get funding for nonexistent tech projects so they can pay for their internal R&D and staff, squeezing out any innovative tech funding

now the new EU female President acknowledged this, and want to change this

Y'know, if we see a new honed down, lean and mean, biz-like EU that has dropped it's silly megastate dreams, and actually holds it's flakier states accountable to their budgets and promises- quite a few Brexiters might even have second thoughts.

Y'know, if we see a new honed down, lean and mean, biz-like EU that has dropped it's silly megastate dreams, and actually holds it's flakier states accountable to their budgets and promises- quite a few Brexiters might even have second thoughts.

"The Scottish Government has proposed holding a second referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom (UK). A referendum on Scottish independence was held in 2014, with 55% voting against the proposal. After this, the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU) in a 2016 referendum. One of the reasons cited by those opposed to Scottish independence during the 2014 campaign was that it would endanger Scotland being part of the EU."

Nah. The SNP makes lots of noise, and now is an opportune time for them to do so. But the reality is, if Scotland goes it alone the GDP per head of Scotland will drop considerably- and that of England will rise slightly. You might say they're joined at the hip pocket nerve. SNP are a bit like those annoying Quebecois. Still, a go it alone Scotland would provide a convenient source of cheap labor for England. Get to like haggis!

More realistic might be a (re-)union of Northern Ireland and the republic. At least it makes some economic sense- but then you've got those impassioned Orangemen. Frankly, a whole load of 'mainland Brits would be pleased to see it.